#BD2828#BD2828

#BD2828 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.185 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2828
RGB	rgb(189, 40, 40)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 78.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.99, 57.65, 37.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.99, 69.00, 33.34°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.1658 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.185 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.1307, 12.4932, 3.2532)
Luminance	0.1249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2828 #28BDBD

analogous

#BD2873 #BD2828 #BD7328

triadic

#BD2828 #28BD28 #2828BD

tetradic

#BD2828 #73BD28 #28BDBD #7328BD

square

#BD2828 #73BD28 #28BDBD #7328BD

split-complementary

#BD2828 #28BD73 #2873BD

monochromatic

#581313 #8A1D1D #BD2828 #D94A4A #E37C7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#BD2828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#BD2828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2828

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2828	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.185 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7063',
    500: '#bd2828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2828;
$custom-light: #da7063;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52219,
    "c": 0.18524,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2828

secondary

#75CBCB

accent

#E8E840

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2828

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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